Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,326 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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William Grant Still (1895-1978)
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Frederick Flemister (1917-1976)
Three Tishomingo County, Mississippi Ku Klux Klan Members (Wikipedia)
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The Enforcement Act of 1870 (1870-1871)
Robert Shepard With Students
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Robert Louis Shepard (1947- )

Explore Global African History

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Lazaro Medina (1965 -2013)
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Killion Munzele Munyama (1961- )
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Kofi Yamgnane (1945- )
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Maurice Tomlinson (1971- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

Montage of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Founders
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Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, The Boulé: A Brief Overview (1904- )
50 Cent CD in Russian
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The Afro-Beat in Russia: The Influence of Black Music on Russian Popular Culture, 1890-2002
Sissieretta Jones
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From Opera, Minstrelsy and Ragtime to Social Justice: An Overview of African American Performers at Carnegie Hall, 1892-1943
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The 1928 Bunion Derby: America’s Brush with Integrated Sports

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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